The First Record of Nematodes in Ostriches (Struthio Camelus Linnaeus, 1758) of Uzbekistan

Abstract

Breeding of ostriches is a recently developed sector of venter production in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan and it is still a young poultry industry. Ostriches have acclimatized approximately since 2015 in Uzbekistan. From this time and until recently, so little exploration has been performed on ostriches and any parasitic species of ostriches have not been researched in Uzbekistan. The objective of the exploration is to define the first findings of two species of nematodes in ostriches (Struthio Camelus) introduced in the Kushkupir district, the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan. The main target of the exploration was to identify the first findings of some nematodes found in ostriches on the farm called “Ibrat’, ’Ruzmat” located in the Kushkupir district, the Khorezm region, Uzbekistan. We recognized the incidence of nematodes in farmed ostriches during the time of conserving and growing ostriches. A total of 15 ostriches from which 15 ostriches (7 were males and 8 females) were over 3 years old with an average weight of 120 kg in the farm named “Ibrat ’, ’Ruzmat” were selected for the research from September 2021 to February 2022. Fecal samples gathered from the farm were sent to a laboratory named “Preventing the Spread of Termites and Fighting against them” in Khorezm Mamun Academy, Khiva, Uzbekistan. The parasites determined for the first time in farmed ostriches were nematodes including Libyostrongylus douglassii and Libyostrongylus dentatus. Our findings demonstrate a high prevalence of Libyostrongylus spp. in ostriches on a farm located in the Kushkupir district, the Khorezm region, Uzbekistan. Studying ostriches’ nematodes and further developing measures against them is important.